Ronnie James Dio
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Dee Snider defends his comments about Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio not being real performers: "You can't put me and Robert Plant in the same category"
By Liz Scarlett published
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider explains his comments made earlier this month about the difference between "singers" and "frontmen", and his divisive statements about Robert Plant and Dio and their ability as performers

Twisted Sister's Dee Snider thinks Ronnie James Dio and Robert Plant are great singers but not real "performers"
By Liz Scarlett published
Dee Snider thinks there's a difference between "singers" and "frontmen", believes Robert Plant and Dio lacked stage presence, unlike real "performers" such as Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger

Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Rob Halford included in Rolling Stone's 200 greatest singers of all time list
By Merlin Alderslade published
Some Beatles, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Ronnie James Dio and Glenn Danzig also made the list - though no heavy metal singers made the top 100

"The earth could vomit up its dead and we’d shrug it off": Bob Dylan on modern life, Metallica, Dio, Oasis, 'nose candy' and binge watching Coronation Street
By Paul Brannigan published
Bob Dylan posts a new interview conducted with The Wall Street Journal on his website, and it's quite a read

Ozzy Osbourne reveals why he's never listened to Dio-era Black Sabbath albums: "it's like my ex-wife"
By Merlin Alderslade published
Ozzy gives the Dio-era version of Sabbath great credit, but hasn't indulged in the albums it produced

Tony Iommi reflects on replacing Ozzy with Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath: "It was a bit of a challenge, but we enjoyed it"
By Liz Scarlett published
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi details the differences between working with Ozzy and his replacement, Ronnie James Dio

Why I ❤️ The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, by Ronnie James Dio
By Greg Prato published
In 2006, the late great Ronnie James Dio told us about what he called "the greatest album ever made"

Tony Iommi hails Ronnie James Dio for giving Black Sabbath "a new lease of life" following Sharon Osbourne introduction
By Paul Brannigan published
Tony Iommi says that recruiting Ronnie James Dio for Black Sabbath "opened up a lot more variety for us"
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